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  • Strong Families lead to Thriving Children

    When families are facing moments of instability, Brightpoint provides prevention-based services centered around the family to prevent those moments from becoming life altering crisis. Brightpoint works to help families, children, and youth in Illinois by providing early education, mental health and wellness services, youth programs, parent support and child welfare.

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  • Advocacy Day in Springfield!

    On March 4th, Brightpoint and our Ahlquist Center for Policy, Practice & Innovation joined fellow advocates in Springfield for Early Childhood Education Advocacy Day!

    Hear what staff has to say!

At Brightpoint, we put families and children at the forefront of every decision we make.

We know prevention works, and we are committed to working with families before small problems become life-altering crises.

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We promise to be brave with our families and support their brave choices because we know strong families create thriving children.

Our Programs & Services

Parent Support

We provide parents and caregivers with support and resources through our doula, home visiting, family support, and fatherhood services.

Our Programs

Child Welfare

We provide guidance and tangible support, and our staff walk alongside families as they navigate solutions to strengthen their ability to nurture their children and prevent fixable challenges from becoming life-altering crises.

Our Programs
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Mental Health & Wellness

We provide comprehensive behavioral health services to parents, children and youth across Illinois, including individual, family, and group therapy.

Our Programs

Early Childhood Care & Education

We partner with families to help determine the best option for child care and education that is affordable, high quality and fits their needs.

Our Programs

Youth Services

We provide youth with job placement, mentorship and therapeutic programs that are essential for positive relationships with their families and communities.

Our Programs

Our Impact in a Year

2,503

Children remained with their families and did not enter foster care through dedicated support to strengthen their families.

 

2,327

Youth participated in programs to reduce risk factors and ensure their success at home, in school and in their community.

 

674

Families coached by home visitors to transform their children’s future.

It’s also about being compassionate and having fun. Doulas love the miracle of childbirth. No two pregnancies are the same, even when it’s the same mom and she’s having her second or third child. Each time is a thrill. Jasmine Martin, Doula Program Supervisor  
Doula Program
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The Stronger Beginnings program is a piece of our life. We have had the home visitor in our home on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for almost 8 years. She is no longer a home visitor, she’s family. She has been with us through our good times and our tough ones Katie, Mom 
Stronger Beginnings for Families
It’s just a momentous change because of this program. Because of my brothers. They sit and they talk to me. They don’t talk at me. Nobody in here put nobody down. And this is one of the greatest things that a father needs. Dad, Thriving Fathers & Families
Thriving Fathers & Families
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Where We Serve

We are in the places where it’s proven to be the most effective: at home, in the classroom, and in the community.

Brightpoint engages with over 34,000 children, youth and families each year in 70 counties across Illinois.

Our Leadership

We are family-focused and motivated by a desire to put the needs of families first so that they, and their communities, thrive.

Our Leadership
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Our Policy Practice & Innovation

Our Approach and Policy Agenda

Providing education and information to ensure sound public policies on behalf of children and families.

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Youth Budget Commision

A new state budget analysis initiative that examines how much public funding is invested in youth.

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The Ahlquist Agenda Podcast

An inside look at how we think about policy: why it matters and how it impacts youth, families, and communities.

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